KC3.net is urging local technology companies to follow in its footsteps and enter the 5th ICT Excellence Awards sponsored by the Advantage West Midlands ICT Cluster. The awards honour the best technology companies region wide, and with an abundance of local talent in Herefordshire the area has a good chance of success.

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Online PR News – 20-August-2009 – – KC3.net is urging local technology companies to follow in its footsteps and enter the 5th ICT Excellence Awards sponsored by the Advantage West Midlands ICT Cluster. The IT award categories honour the best technology companies region wide, and with an abundance of local talent in Herefordshire the area has a good chance of success.

KC3.net was honoured in the 2008 awards where it was named Most Improved Business and was also Highly Commended in the Best Added Value Product and the Best Knowledge Transfer Project Award categories. KC3.net is an ISO9001:2008 quality accredited company which provides internet based business solutions to public and private sector clients. Approximately 50% of the current clients are drawn from the public sector. A recent project is typical of KC3.net’s capabilities - www.tlpfunding.net - the website provides a complete environment for Higher Education online grant applications and an online back office system to administer the applications through to project completion.

Marketing Director, Jenny Powles shared her view on the benefits of entering the ICT Awards “Our ethos of excellent customer service and continuous improvement has really stood us in good stead. We've attained so many professional benchmarks this year as sales have grown simultaneously; we're delighted to be honoured with this success and the wider recognition it brings for us within our industry. It's also a great motivator for the team to have their hard work acclaimed in this way. I would recommend the ICT Excellence Awards to any company considering placing an entry. It’s not just about winning on the night – the win has made KC3.net stand out amongst its competitors and has increased our staff morale and confidence."

"I have no doubt whatsoever that the award recognitions have helped us to win more work by tipping the balances in our favour when compared to our competitors. KC3.net has grown by 55% this past year and has now moved into a profit-making position – the ICT Excellence Award wins have certainly been a factor in this success.”

The free to enter awards recognise top technology companies for outstanding achievements to the industry. The winners will be announced at the evening ICT Excellence Awards event following the annual ICT Conference on 10th November 2009, which is being held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Bickenhill, Solihull.

Categories in this year's awards are the ICT Excellence Award for Best Innovative Product, Best Innovative Service, Best Added Value Product, Best Added Value Service, Best Added Value Project, Best Knowledge Transfer Project and Most Improved Business. An overall champion will be selected from the winners of each of the seven categories and receive a cheque for £2,000. An additional award, the Technology Strategy Board’s Special Award for High Growth Potential Business 2009 is also being introduced this year.

Nominations for all IT awards categories must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 28th September.

The ICT Cluster is one of thirteen clusters established by Advantage West Midlands as part of its economic development strategy. These clusters have been chosen on the basis of their current strength in the region and their potential to create jobs and economic growth.

Advantage West Midlands is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England whose role is to provide leadership and action to create more, better jobs and in improve the standard of living for all in the West Midlands.

The ICT Cluster will be hosting the Annual West Midlands ICT Conference and ICT Excellence Awards on 10 November 2009.